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繊維素原 (せんいそげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

繊せん維い素そ原げん

also: ふぃぶりのーげん

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Meanings

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fibrinogen

rare term

A rare, older kanji-based term for the blood clotting protein fibrinogen. In modern medical contexts, the katakana loanword フィブリノーゲン is used almost exclusively.

See also: フィブリノーゲン

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繊維素原 is now mostly called fibrinogen.

Kanji

繊slender, fine, thin kimono
維fiber, tie, rope
素elementary, principle, naked
原meadow, original, primitive

Related words

フィブリノーゲン
The standard modern term for fibrinogen; 繊維素原 is a rare, older kanji equivalent.

Built from

繊せん維い素そ+原げん

Written forms

繊せん維い素そ原げん
Rare kanji spelling for fibrinogen; the katakana form フィブリノーゲン is overwhelmingly more common.
フィブリノーゲン
Standard modern medical term for fibrinogen, a loanword from English.

Etymology

An older Japanese scientific term formed from 繊維素, formerly used for fibrin in this compound, and 原 “source or precursor.” It translates fibrinogen as the precursor from which fibrin is formed.